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Paul Sadler

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Prior offices

Texas Firm of Representatives


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Paul Sadler was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.South. Senate from Texas. He lost in the general ballot.[1]

Biography

Sadler earned his BBA from Baylor University in 1978. He went on to receive his J.D. from Baylor in 1979. Sadler previously served in the Texas Business firm of Representatives from 1990 to 2002.[2]

Entrada themes

2012

Sadler'due south entrada website listed the following issues:[three]

  • Returning fierce independence and Texas integrity to the U.S. Senate
Extract: "Allow'southward face it — from Austin to Washington, our political organization is broken. The people of Texas deserve a government that works."
  • Creating jobs and rebuilding our economic system
Excerpt: "Paul Sadler knows real economic development means growing jobs that provide fair pay for an honest day's work, and retirement security for middle class families. Our state needs a United States Senator who cares about delivering real results for our economy — not just scoring cheap political points."
  • Supporting Texas public schools
Excerpt: "Paul Sadler served the people of East Texas as a member of the state legislature from 1991 to 2002. He led the Texas House'south Committee on Public Teaching, and passed legislation to enhance instructor pay three times and to create the teacher health insurance programme."
  • Achieving energy independence
Excerpt: "Since leaving the legislature, Paul has worked as a bipartisan advocate for clean, affordable and arable wind energy in Texas and the surrounding states. "
  • Strengthening our national defense and honoring our service members
Extract: "The soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines serving our country — many of them Texans — deserve a United States Senator who honors their service and sacrifice. Paul will fight to make certain the United States military machine remain the best trained and nigh well-equipped in the world."
  • Protecting admission to quality, affordable healthcare
Excerpt: "Paul believes access to quality, affordable healthcare is a fundamental American value. Unlike his Republican opponents, Paul will oppose efforts to allow insurance companies to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions and to drib policy-holders who get sick."

Elections

2012

Run across also: United states Senate elections in Texas, 2012

Sadler ran in the 2012 election for the U.Due south. Senate, representing Texas. He and Grady Yarbrough defeated Sean Hubbard and Addie Dainell Allen in the Autonomous principal on May 29, 2012. Sadler then defeated Yarbrough in the primary runoff on July 31, 2012. The general election took identify on November half-dozen, 2012.[four] [5] Republican Ted Cruz won.[1]

U.S. Senate, Texas General Election, 2012
Political party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Ted Cruz 56.5% 4,440,137
Democratic Paul Sadler 40.6% 3,194,927
Libertarian John Jay Myers 2.1% 162,354
Green David B. Collins 0.ix% 67,404
Total Votes vii,864,822
Source: Texas Secretary of Land "Official Election Results, 2012 General Ballot"
Principal
Sadler defeated Yarbrough in the Democratic primary runoff ballot on July 31, 2012.[half-dozen]
U.S. Senate Runoff Ballot, Texas Autonomous Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Paul Sadler 63% 148,940
Grady Yarbrough 37% 87,365
Total Votes 236,305

Campaign donors

2012

Breakdown of the source of Sadler's entrada funds before the 2012 election.

Sadler did not win election to the U.S. Senate in 2012. During that election wheel, Sadler's campaign committee raised a total of $705,026 and spent $510,439.[7]

Personal

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Sadler and his wife, Sherri, have 5 children.[2]

External links

  • Entrada website
  • Biography from Project Vote Smart
  • Facebook page
  • Twitter feed

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.i CNN "Texas Senate Race - 2012 Election Center"
  2. ii.0 2.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed June 2, 2014
  3. Campaign website, Issues
  4. Texas Democrats - candidate listing (dead link)
  5. Associated Press Election results
  6. Texas Secretary of State, "Race Summary Report-2012 Democratic Party Primary Runoff," accessed Baronial xxx, 2012
  7. Open Secrets, "Paul Sadler 2012 Election Cycle," accessed April 2, 2013

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